Combination gitn barrel aud gas trap



Oct. 21 1924.

T. A. BERGIN COMBINATION GUN BARREL AND GAS TRAP Filed Feb. 29. 1924 Qwuentot raanadocazl, 1924'.

UNITED STATES 1,512,019 PATENT OFFICE.

TKOIAS ALOYSIUS BERGIN, OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS.

COMBINATION GUN BARREL AND GAS TRAP.

Application filed February 29, 1924. Serial No. $6,033.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, THOMAS ALoYsrUs Bmom, a citizen of the United States, re-

sidin at Wichita Falls, in the county of Wichita and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Gun Barrels and Gas Traps, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanving drawing.

invention relates to gas traps and more particularly to means for the separation of the gas and water from oil as it is taken from wells. It is the object of my invention to provide a combination gun barrel and gas trap inwhich the trap is combined with an overflow pipe arrangement whereby the gas which accumulates in the tank may be led ofl' and used for fuel or other P11130885 and wherebythe o erator of the t n is enabled to see the toil rom each well as it runs into the tank.

My invention consists in the construction andnovel arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which the figure 1s a vertical sectional view of the apparatus.

A is a tank, preferably constructed of 10 gauge Keystone copper steel and may be bolted, riveted or welded and ofany size and weight, as required. It is cylindrical in form, ordinarily about 16 feet high and 6- feet in diameter. The tank is equipped with; a clean-out plate, a; a 2-inch flange, 1;;3: 3-inch bleeder, a; a pressure valve, (1 and an opening flange E. It is also equipped with a 3-inch overflow pipe inside the tank marked C. This overflow pipe has a T in the bottom marked C with a plug a t-umed down, connected to the 3-inch flange c? in the bottom'of the tank, for

' draining of the pipe, testing the oil, or letting out any water that may 'enter the pipe. Tlus pipe leaves the. tank at the flange t and on the outside of the tank is connected to a 3-inch T marked 0. A conductor pipe B runs down the center of the tank near the top of which are located opposite each other two 2" swing check valves D. In the top of the conductor pipe is a man-hole dome b, a man-hole cover b' and a cast iron cover or 8-inch plug 1). Theconductor and overflow pipe are braced to the inside of the tank as shown at F. The connections- B" can be made of 2-inch or 3-inch flanges as this is the pointwliere the pipe line]: running from the wells will enter the tan In operation the oil from the wells is conducted to the flanges B as described and is thence conducted into the tank throu h the conductor B. The check valves are or the purpose of allowing the gas to escape from the conductor into the tank and are preferably located about one foot and a half-from the top of the tank. The oil rises in the tank tothe top of the overflow pipe at c and is from there conducted through said overflow pipe to the stock tanks. After the oil enters the tank the only gas that escapes is that portion in the conductor pipe from the oil level to the thief hole b and that portion only when the operator opens 12 to see the wells pumped. The other gas having gone through the check valve is held under pressure. The overflow pipe is referably about 3 inches in diameter, an is installed inside of the tank in order that nothing but oil will reach the stock tank and also to insure against the pipes parafining up, and against the gas pressure, being confined in the tank from siphoning the tank into the stock tanks. Should the pressure above the oil level force the oil below the normal level in the flow tank, no oil can escape said tank until suflicient new oil has entered the tank to oflset the gas pressure above. The flange'a is for the purpose of a water siphon which may be adjusted to suit the operator. The bleeder marked H is installed as a precautionary measure and can be used in case the operator should allow the water level to reach the top of the overflow pipe, in which case the water can be drained out of the pipe thereby. The 3-inch T, marked 0 on the outside of the tank con- The gas is led ofl from the tank at thaftthe device though simple in its con- L struction will perform itsfunction whichis three fold. the separation of the gas, the

water andthe oil, and the leading of each of these off through difl'ere'nt-outlets, in a highly efficient manner. The combination of the gas trap with the overflow pipe in the manner described is believed to n'ov, el and original with .me and willbe claimed accordingly. It to be Glide 110W- ever that I do not limit -What I claim is:

1. A combined gun barrel and gas trap for separating gas, water, and oil, comprising atank, means for conducting the Oll from the wells down through said tank,

means associated with said conductor for trapping the gas therefrom in the tank. and an overflow pipe member for leading off (Hi from an intermediate level in the tank, together with" means in the upper part and 5 means in the lower part of said" tank for leading off gas and water respectively therefrom. r

2. A combined gun barrel and gas trap for separating gas, water, and Oil astaken i from a well, comprising a tank, a conductor pipe therein passing down the center there;

and means in the lower part of said t ank for leading off gas and water respectively. 3. In an apparatus for separatmg gasand water from oil, a tank, a conducting member passing downwardly inside and to the bottom of said tank, means arranged on said conductor for trapping the gas therefrom into the tank, an overflow pipe member adapted to lead off the oil from an intermediate level in the tank. means above and means below said level for leading off and water respectively and a removable closure in the lower part of said tank for draining the same.

40 4. In an apparatus for separating gas and water from oil, a tank. a conducting member passing downwardly to the bottom of said tank, means arranged on said conduo' tor for trappinp the gas therefrom into the upper part of the tank. an overflow pipe member arranged in the lowgu half of said tank, adapted to lead ofl" tL saa'doil from 'an intermediate level, a downwardly turned Ami-nag: member arranged-1n the lower "part'of said overflow pipe, leading through the bottom of said tank and means in the of said pipe to enable the operator to blow out the same, and means in the upper and means in the lower part of said tank for leading off gas and water respectively.

6. In an apparatus for separating gas and water from oi'l, a tank, a conducting memb. r therein passing downwardly inside 'and to the bottom of said tank, means arof, a pair of gas traps arrangedopposlte each other in the upper part of said con; ductor, a U shaped overflow lead-ofl' pipe 25 for the oil, and means located in the upper ranged on said conductor for trapping gas therefrom into the upper part of said tank. an overflow pipe adapted to lead off the said oil from an intermediate level in the tank. means in the upper part and means in the lower part of the tank for leading off gas and water respectively and a pressure "alve arranged in the upper end of the tank.

7. In an apparatus for separating gas and water from oil and for conserving the gas and low gravity vapors, a tank. a conducting member leading downwardly through said tank. with an opening at thehottom end thereof for passing oil therefrom into the tank. and means for trapping gas therefrom in o the tank, intake'means at the up per end of said conducting member outside the tank. and an observation opening or thief hole in the conducting member adjacent said intake means together with gas retaining means for drawing of? oil from an intermediate. level in the tank, means for drawing ofl' gas above said oil level, and means for drawing off water below said oil evel.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

THOMAS ALOYSIUS BERGIN. 

